A
few plays into the game, Whitehall (9-3) QB Zarren Aylor ripped off a
23-yard run into South Christian (10-2, 5-0 in OK Gold) territory, but
the Sailors forced Whitehall to punt a few plays later and scored on
their first drive of the game. QB Jon Wassink kept the ball on a zone
read and took it 64 yards for the TD and a 7-0 lead for South Christian
with 7:32 left in the 1st.
Whitehall
was forced to punt again, as Geff Plasman was hit immediately after
catching the ball and fumbled. Whitehall's Tom Pickard recovered and
set up Whitehall at the 27. The Vikings were forced into a 4th and 9
from the Sailors 26 and Zarren Aylor hit Keenan Aylor for 22-yards down
to the 4. Jwan Britton capped the drive two plays later with a 1-yard
TD run making it 7-7 with 3:58 left in the quarter.
Jon
Wassink then hit Ryan Veenstra down the middle on the first play of the
next drive for a 64-yard TD pass and a 14-7 lead.
The
teams traded punts into the 2nd quarter until the Sailors found the end
zone early in the 2nd with a 9-yard TD run from Geff Plasman. Wassink
converted a 3rd and 1 earlier on the drive and hit Jake Wierenga on
consecutive passes to get the drive going.
Whitehall
responded with a great drive, including a 17-yard pass from Zarren
Aylor to Keenan Aylor and a 42-yard reception by Jwan Britton down to
the 8. The Vikings then fumbled a handoff exchange and South Christian
recovered at the 5-yard line.
South
Christian was forced into a 4th and 4 situation and Jon Wassink took a
fake punt around the corner for a 1st down. Two plays later, Wassink
went 82 yards for another rushing TD and a 28-7 lead for the Sailors
with 2:28 left in the half.
Whitehall then
went for it on 4th and 2 from their own 39 and the Sailors stuffed QB
Zarren Aylor to take over on downs. Wassink hit Ryan Veenstra on a
corner route down to the 4-yard line and Geff Plasman punched it in on
the next play for a 35-7 lead at the half for South Christian.
After a punt
pinned Whitehall at their own 8-yard line early in the 2nd half, Sam
Heyboer hit QB Zarren Aylor after blitzing off the edge causing Aylor
to fumble at the 1-yard line. South Christian recovered the ball in the
end zone for the score. The Sailors grabbed a 42-7 lead with 8:46 left
in the 3rd.
John Masselink
then picked off Whitehall's Zarren Aylor on the next possession and
returned it inside the Whitehall 30. Jon Wassink hit Jake Wierenga on a
19-yard pass and Geff Plasman later finished the drive with a 1-yard TD
run and a 49-7 lead.
The score
stayed that way late into the 4th quarter when Whitehall running back
Trip Thommen ran 71 yards for a touchdown at the 3:20 mark. Thommen had
a 77-yard TD run earlier in the drive, but a holding penalty wiped it
out.
The score
would remain 49-14 until the finish as South Christian picked up their
third straight Regional Championship.
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